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Read the news articles from Blue Cluster about innovative activities and expertise in the sustainable blue economy.

Offshore_CAN

28 September 2026

Canada opens the door to the Belgian offshore wind sector

Canada intends to invest heavily in offshore wind over the coming years. With ambitious plans for the coast of Nova Scotia, growing cooperation with Europe and a market that is still in an early stage of development, interesting opportunities are emerging for companies active in offshore wind.

MM Bulgarije

25 September 2026

From the North Sea to the Black Sea: sharing knowledge on offshore energy

From 31 August to 4 September, Blue Cluster took part in the Marine Renewable Energy Academy in the Bulgarian city of Burgas. The international event brought together researchers, companies and policymakers to discuss the development of offshore renewable energy.

Waves of Change 2026 sprekers

17 September 2026

The strength of generations in the maritime sector

How can knowledge, experience and fresh ideas reinforce each other in the maritime sector? That question was at the heart of the second edition of Waves of Change, an initiative of the Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services (MDK) and Blue Cluster.

i3FLOAT

15 September 2026

I3FLOAT maps innovation priorities for floating offshore wind

The European floating offshore wind sector is facing an important next step. While the past years have primarily focused on technological development and demonstration, the focus is now increasingly shifting towards industrialisation, scaling and cost competitiveness.

08 September 2026

Call for strategic research with impact across multiple sectors

The seven Flemish spearhead clusters, including Blue Cluster, are jointly launching the Intercluster cSBO Project Call 2027. The call is aimed at knowledge institutions that wish to set up strategic basic research around challenges that connect different sectors.

COB MS8

01 September 2026

COB helps offshore innovations move faster from concept to sea

Developing new technologies for use at sea is one thing. Testing, validating and scaling them reliably is at least as important. At the Coastal & Ocean Basin in Ostend, maritime and offshore innovations can be tested under realistic conditions.

Blue Economy

Submit your project for our twenty-second project call

Our 22nd general project went live on 17 August. Project proposals can be submitted until Thursday 1 October at noon. The present call is open to all innovation domains of Blue Cluster and to all project types, excluding new cSBR projects. Feasibility studies can be submitted throughout the year.

EU water

Blue Cluster provides input for European ocean strategy

The European Commission is working on a new strategy for ocean and water research and innovation. Blue Cluster submitted a position paper with recommendations to accelerate the deployment of innovative offshore solutions in practice.

Windmolen Belgische vlag

Belgian government approves revised framework for offshore wind

After a year of uncertainty, clarity has once again emerged regarding the further development of offshore wind energy in the Belgian North Sea. For companies in the sector, this brings new prospects for future investments and projects

Het vernieuwde bestuurorgaan werd unaniem goedgekeurd.

Meet Blue Cluster's renewed governing body

At Blue Cluster's General Assembly on May 28, the members unanimously approved the renewed Board of Directors. The new composition follows an amendment to the articles of association.

De Blauwe Cluster op Oostende voor Anker.

Looking back at Ostend at Anchor 2026

This year’s Ostend at Anchor focused on 'caring for the sea'. Blue Cluster was also present during the four-day event to demonstrate how innovation, collaboration, and knowledge sharing can contribute to a sustainable future for our North Sea.

De PSEW conferentie liep van 8 tot en met 10 juni.

Key takeaways from the PSEW Conference

Poland aims to have 18 GW of wind energy capacity by 2040. The second phase of projects to make that goal a reality involves tenders for a total of 12 GW. This presents a wealth of opportunities for Belgian offshore players to get a piece of the action, but also poses challenges.